Glove for protection against injury

ABSTRACT

A protective glove comprising a glove body provided on its back side surface and on each finger portion with a ridge form of pad of a soft material such as rubber or the like extending from near the tip of the finger portion to the back main portion, the pad being formed on its upper surface with a central longitudinal groove and sewed, by machine sewing or the like, at the interior of the groove, to the glove body.

United States Patent Shinagawa et al.

1 51 May 13, 1975 GLOVE FOR PROTECTION AGAINST INJURY [56] ReferencesCited inventors: Koichiro Shinagawa, 12-6, 'l-chome, UNITED STATESPATENTS Ryokc, UwWH-Shi, sflitilmfl-kcnl 3,605,] 17 9/1971 Latina 2/16Kiyoko Takahashi, 15-15, S-chome, Nonoue, Hahikino-shi, Osaka-fu, bothof Japan Filed: Sept. 26, 1974 Appl. No.: 509,726

Primary E.\'aminerGeo. V. Larkin [57] ABSTRACT A protective glovecomprising a glove body provided on its back side surface and on eachfinger portion with a ridge form of pad of a soft material such as rub-Foreign Appficauon Priority Data her or the like extending from near thetip of the fin- Sept. 28, 1973 Japan 48-1 12452 i to h b k i Portia, h db i formed on its upper surface with a central longitudinal US. Cl.2/161 A; 2/16 groove and sewed, by machine sewing or the like at Int. ClA6ld 13/10 the interior Of the gmovea to the glove body Field of Search2/16-l9, 20,

2/15 159 0 1 1 R A 10 Claims, 4 Drawing Figures 1 GLOVE FOR PROTECTIONAGAINST INJURY BACKGROUND 1. Field of the Invention The inventionrelates to a glove which is usable, for example, by a motorcycle driverfor protecting the back of his hand from being injured on turnover ofthe motorcycle.

2. Prior Art The applicants have previously proposed a glove of thistype on which a glove body is provided on its back side surface and foreach finger portion with a ridge form of pad of a soft materialextending from near the tip of the finger portion to the back mainportion, the pad being sewed or adhered to the glove body. In the casewhere the glove is, for example, of the type on which the pad is sewed,there is the disadvantage that the sewing threads are exposed to theexternal surface of the pad, so that it spoils the appearance thereofand they are also liable to be cut as a result of frictional contactthereof with the surroundings.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of this invention is to provide aglove free from the foregoing disadvantages, and according to thisinvention a protective glove is provided comprising a bodywith fingerportions and having an inner palm surface and an outer back surface, anda pad on each finger portion on the outer back surface of the glovebody, each pad having a central longitudinal groove in the outer surfacethereof, and thread means in said groove attaching the pad to the glovebody solely thereat.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of oneembodiment of a glove according to the invention,

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line ll-Il in FIG. 1,

FIG. 3 is a diagrammatic and view showing the operation of a pad of theglove, and

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of only the pad portion of the glove.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Referring to the drawing, there is seen a glovecomprising a glove body, having an inner palm surface and an outer backsurface. Secured on the back surface of each finger portion is a pad 2of a soft material, such as rubber or the like, extending from near thetip of each finger portion to the main back portion of the glove. Thepad 2 on each finger portion is formed on its upper surface with acentral longitudinal groove 3 and the pad is sewed, by machine sewing orthe like, at the interior of the groove 3, to the glove body 1. Numeral4 denotes the thread for such sewing. The pad 2 is nearly square incross section. In the drawing, the four finger pads, exclusive of theone for the thumb, are interconnected at their base ends by connectingportion 2a so as to be integral with one another, so that even if oneshould become separated from the glove body 1, as a result of the threadbeing worn or cut by frictional contact thereof with the ground, forexample, at the time of turnover of the motorcycle, the pads areprevented from all coming off, and thus the degree of safety of theglove is increased.

Each pad 2 is additionally provided on its upper surface, in the regioncorresponding to the joint of each finger, with a plurality of grooves 5extending transversely to decrease the bending resistance of the pad.The connecting portion 2a of the four pads 2 is similarly provided witha groove 3a.

The pads on the fingers are substantially constant in width while thaton the thumb tapers towards the tip. All pads have free end portionswhich taper in width and thickness. The groove 3 extends a substantialdepth into each pad, approximately to the mid-depth thereof.

The glove of the invention is worn by the user in substantially the samemanner as in the case of a conventional glove. In the case ofoverturning of the motorcycle, if the back side of the glove on thedrivers hand comes into frictional contact with the ground, the glovecontacts the ground at the pads 2 provided on its surface, so that thedrivers hand is safely protected thereby and is not injured. In thiscase, since the pad 2 is sewed on the glove body 1 only along the centerline thereof, the pad is allowed to undergo a twist type of deformation,as shown in FIG. 3 and the shock absorbing property thereof isincreased. Namely, in the case where the pad is secured, for example,with an adhesive along its entire surface, with the glove body 1, thepad is allowed to undergo only a compression type deformation, whereasin the glove of this invention, the pad 2 is also allowed to twist andthus is more effective.

Since the pad 2 is sewed to the glove body I at the center oflongitudinal groove 3, the thread is contained within the groove 3 andis not exposed to the outside, and accordingly the thread can beprevented from being cut due to frictional contact thereof with thesurroundings during its service. Additionally, the pad 2 is sewed at aportion which is decreased in thickness by the groove 3, so that thesewing operation can be carried out easily and at a high efficiency.Furthermore, the pad 2 is connected to the glove body I only at itsportion extending along the center line thereof, so that on beingsubjected to an external force, the pad is allowed to twist in additionto undergoing a compression type deformation and thus the shockabsorbing property thereof is substantially increased.

What is claimed is:

1. A protective glove comprising a body with finger portions and havingan inner palm surface and an outer back surface, and a pad on eachfinger portion on the outer back surface of the glove body, each padhaving a central longitudinal groove in the outer surface thereof, andthread means in said groove attaching the pad to the glove body solelythereat.

2. A protective glove as claimed in claim 1 comprising a connectingportion joining four finger portions together as a unitary assemblyseparate from the finger portion on the thumb.

3. A protective glove as claimed in claim 2 wherein said connectingportion is provided with a central groove and thread means in saidgroove.

4. A protective glove as claimed in claim 2 wherein the pads of theunitary assembly have a constant width.

5. A protective glove as claimed in claim 4 wherein the pad on thefinger portion of the thumb tapers in width towards the tip thereof.

6. A protective glove as claimed in claim 1 wherein the pads on thefinger portions are each provided with a plurality of transverse groovesto provide a region of r 3 i o flexibility at a joint for the finger tobe inserted in the finger portion.

7. A protective glove as claimed inclaim 6 cornprising a connectingportion joining four finger portions together as a unitary assemblyseparate from the finger portion on the thumb.

8. A protective glove as claimed in claim7 wherein the pads of "the fourfingers of the unitary assembly: have two regions in which thepluralityof grooves are provided while the pad on the finger portion on the thumbhas only one such region.

10, A protective glove asclaimed in claim 1 wherein I I the grooveextends approximately midway of the depth, a 7 V of the correspondingpad;

1. A protective glove comprising a body with finger portions and havingan inner palm surface and an outer back surface, and a pad on eachfinger portion on the outer back surface of the glove body, each padhaving a central longitudinal groove in the outer surface thereof, andthread means in said groove attaching the pad to the glove body solelythereat.
 2. A protective glove as claimed in claim 1 comprising aconnecting portion joining four finger portions together as a unitaryassembly separate from the finger portion on the thumb.
 3. A protectiveglove as claimed in claim 2 wherein said connecting portion is providedwith a central groove and thread means in said groove.
 4. A protectiveglove as claimed in claim 2 wherein the pads of the unitary assemblyhave a constant width.
 5. A protective glove as claimed in claim 4wherein the pad on the finger portion of the thumb tapers in widthtowards the tip thereof.
 6. A protective glove as claimed in claim 1wherein the pads on the finger portions are each provided with aplurality of transverse grooves to provide a region of flexibility at ajoint for the finger to be inserted in the finger portion.
 7. Aprotective glove as claimed in claim 6 comprising a connecting portionjoining four finger portions together as a unitary assembly separatefrom the finger portion on the thumb.
 8. A protective glove as claimedin claim 7 wherein the pads of the four fingers of the unitary assemblyhave two regions in which the plurality of grooves are provided whilethe pad on the finger portion on the thumb has only one such region. 9.A protective glove as claimed in claim 1 wherein said pads have endportions at the tip of the fingers which narrow in width and thickness,said groove of each pad extending into said end portion.
 10. Aprotective glove as claimed in cLaim 1 wherein the groove extendsapproximately midway of the depth of the corresponding pad.